New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-05
rvrRy posr IN cHICAGo EXCEPT ONE

Blenkeu POST Chicago Ill.-ul Yes. ~ Yes. $40, II
actual service Of Than three months 10 shown 90
There s general expression against the vet par
tcuarly where worthy applicants were denied becAass
OF technical objections a. None except relieving
wo, hv applicants who denied b~cHuse OF technical
eisabtrs. while her people OF more nfs.ps s arc
drawing large pensions 20 know OF thrco or four-
James L. Mulligan Post. Chicago. Tlln> No, they do
not C2) think not, and know am not t3l Yes tf
know OF noue. = altain William Ward Commaader
George A. Custer Post Chicago NJ lD Dec'drdiy no.
C2) Yes S. 81 It not "a MAKE tns honrxlo . aS
Bu i5l know of none nj prescnI-L L. "ads-
worth. Commander
u. $. Grant Post. Chicags. nl-ul Yes by atwohlris
vote C2) About one-third OF the pos Ia.or service
pension Of So The Others hlnE u eapno, De Pss sss
nlca rurs riding proof: nearly unanimous In aver
of TINS C5j DO not KNOW" s. Kaufman. Commander.
George H. Thomas Post. Chrago uL-Ql Yes. ny an
the question go No. % None. Is, rners arc ~;
others are kept out by private ad-wiiliam II. Kose
Commander.
Godfrey w.lzel Post. 425. Chicago. NIB No
GOOD can-e are entitled pension 90 Let an honor
able discharge be the pension ccrrate and abolish the
bern. Commander
Chicago P,st No 2. Chicago, ni.--nj Unanimously
sgaS. are. r %o an. n.s that all
soldiers should be prnsion,d do away with Ih,s Pension
Quincy. NJ. Topping. Commander.
John Brown Post, Chicago i.-(D sohdiy against the
hill ga Yes 81 Our mrm'ers sharply criteiso tns
Commander.
Lyons Post, Chicago nL-{l) Yes; we have voted for
~ The y,sre- have been frequently censnred hut We
have taken no otfc'a action ou them ~ nonc tol
know Of mono whose claims are wofthy-Fred karth.
Commanders
Abraham Lincoln Post, Chicago. Il--u) It does not
C2l Have never considered the question t3 NO. a.
None. IS, There may he some-P IT, Grant, Com
FROM PHILADELPHIA POSTS
Post No. l.. Philadelphia Psnn.-(p IL may be OF ser
ter p.iee
the hkht Of psupers CA II QUE xranted. .ne
selves would not accept the money cO The ystos.
were gross outrsgs; ongress Is supposed a. know
whether the bencciaries were worthy or nor Mr. Clevs
land Is competent judge Ia these martsrs his plain
duty sanction whatever private pension BILLS both
f ros so on Cos sss ns the
should not b~ snorrd the present Government cannot
isenior viceCom nandrr of the Stated
Lieutenant Edward W. Cav Post. 3l2. Philadelphia.
pension q, The ost emphaticaIly disapproves the
vetoes. Is, know OF no Grand Army Of The Rspublic
member there my post hAs made IL spseal duty to
look after all INDECENT members it has taken some net
msmhers OF III. Grand Aruy OF the Republic from the
could be obtained -Charrs A. ssydan. commander
General Patterson Posr. 275. Philadelphia. Penn %
ably small majority In favor Of private psnsIous IS,
Yes. a number. none OF whom should be there; the
them are willing do light but their sppssl wore
not listened to.-Captain John q. trout, Commander
P.nn- AMI strongly In favor Of the bill OF the National
Encampmcnt; IL should becon. a law. (2l I do not
unless the had been or lost bis health
TO be untitled for ay vocation t3l Tho Govcrn'
dIxent soldier a. m = xsner Al service peusiou bill
should be framed It should DO for Sl2 month. Colonel
q. NJ. Belts. Commander
THEY HELPED PAY THE WAR DEBT TOO.
Mcf;reyor Post ~ viile Conn. Il cannot
press thanks for th" interest rHs rmisUss has takes
IN the soldier. The course taken oy you Will never DO
When the war closed the old volunteers returned to
In au Th. all leff
filed by stay -athsmes. Tho promises made them
when they enlisted forgotten. The veterans
proud their achievements. rhey had saved the
Union and the Government from destruction Although
awar debt of nearly three billions. which seemed
almost impossible ever tt pay. hung over the Govern
ment. not word OF complaint mo fron the soldiers
They saw the coaasoGsS paid In gold While they Dad
been paid In paper They were taxed Tor everything
paid AMI the Goverunsnt vaults ar. dlsi vita money.
Ihru why. In the great name should this Government
forget the poor soer' shey for no more than tnsir
Ninstyninc out of every hundred old soldier. from
Maine 10 CALIFORNIA; are In favor Of sseryice pension
few veterans headed by LIZ uon Biaes the Pension COM
the soldiers do not want servce pension IL Is mis-
taken idea they do want H. and many OF than nee Il
TO Keep the wolf from their doors Tax whiskey and
tobacco TO the ani pay the money old sal
dirrs. aud II will 10 distributed among all classes Of
McGreeor Post in answer to your questions, SAYS; ~
ARE kept out by tho Post-U. b. ~coh-hL
NETWORK MEN FOa A SERVICE PENSION
Edwin d. Morgan Pest 3o7. New-York City.-tI) We
have voted unanimously against Deepen lent Pension
bill CD unanimously In favor of the overag hil az So
per mouth 90 fhe general sentiment our post 10
aTinst private pension bills; think their effect Is
only u reiar The passage Of general pension bt "a
The Lowering bill u all ash for jusi now g, No
every coinrade Of ours needed assanee has been
taken care of-Joslah H. Benton, Commander
n. l. Farnhsm Post. 45s. New Yark ,ity.-tn We
acted upon this question with seventy neuDers present.
AnsustsA Wa voted unanimously against tue pau.
per nlh as we term ~ ~ unanimously ~ favor Of the
In our post that private pension bills proper
and succeed largely through political influence and not